Operation Otaku 2019

Operation Otaku 2019 was the fifth edition of the Otaku Republican song competition, Operation Otaku, which selected the Otaku Republican entry of the 25th Maia Song Contest, the competion was organized by the Otaku Republic Broadcasting Network (ORBN) and was held at the Amagi Brilliant Stadium on February 9, 2019. TV star, Becky and Arashi member, Satoshi Ohno presented the contest.

The contest was renamed to Operation Otaku 2019 due to it being the first Operation Otaku of the year

The winner of the contest is Reol with the song "Saisaki", She will be representing the Otaku Republic in Maia Song Contest 25 which will be held in Zemlya Plyazhiv, Arkaystia

Format
The contest comprised of 12 songs, selected based on chart performance in the Otaku Republic and popularity.

The votes were separated into two sets, Juries and Televotes, Unlike the last edition, 14 juries (13 international juries + the Otaku Republican jury) voted, which awarded their top 10, 12 to their favorite entry, 10 to their 2nd favorite and 8-1 to their 3rd to 10th favorite. The televotes remained the same with 540 points distributed based on their percentage of votes. The winner will represent the Otaku Republic in Maia Song Contest 25, the runner up, the highest scoring 3rd placer (Excluding Operation Otaku 2018) and the two highest scoring Visual Kei entries will return in Operation Otaku 10.

Links
Recap of all songs

Playlist of all songs